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Ordered a car yesterday, sorting out the money 'n stuff today.
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Used my spiffy new Gallo gun to clean out the overflow line from the pool. 800psi of CO2 resulted in an eruption of mud & then water from the other end of the line next to the lawn. Had no idea where the other end was before this. Quite a flow of water for a while & pool level dropped an inch in fairly short order.
Literally took less than a minute start to finish for the job, can't believe the fucking pool guy wanted $200 to do this.
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ZRX61 wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 6:46 am Used my spiffy new Gallo gun to clean out the overflow line from the pool. 800psi of CO2 resulted in an eruption of mud & then water from the other end of the line next to the lawn. Had no idea where the other end was before this. Quite a flow of water for a while & pool level dropped an inch in fairly short order.
Literally took less than a minute start to finish for the job, can't believe the fucking pool guy wanted $200 to do this.
It's knowing what to hit things with that gets expensive
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David wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 9:54 am
ZRX61 wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 6:46 am Used my spiffy new Gallo gun to clean out the overflow line from the pool. 800psi of CO2 resulted in an eruption of mud & then water from the other end of the line next to the lawn. Had no idea where the other end was before this. Quite a flow of water for a while & pool level dropped an inch in fairly short order.
Literally took less than a minute start to finish for the job, can't believe the fucking pool guy wanted $200 to do this.
It's knowing what to hit things with that gets expensive
Plus the insurance for hitting the wrong thing
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Cleaned the car, twice (I'd left it a bit long and it looked like it'd been rallying for about a month)
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Been out to do an errand for a friend. She lives in Indonesia but has an apartment here and wanted some measurements taken so she can get a set of stairs built to get to a mezzanine floor (current stairs don't fit well)

Bonus was I got to go for a walk in the snow! Downside was that the buses are only running every 1hr 20mins. I was worried I'd miss the next bus so walked as fast as I dared on the snow (not very!) - its about 10 mins each way from the bus stop to the building. And had to get and drop off a key for the outside door en route

Only finished and got back 40 mins before the next bus :o So I could stand in the cold for 40 mins or I could walk home. I walked home!! So I've done about 2kms uphill on not very grippy surface!! Now sitting here working out if I can fit a 'disabled' bath in my tiny shower room (instead of a shower, well, with a shower over the top!!)

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In the apartment, her ex built a spiral staircase to get from the main room up to the bedrooms. I'm kinda wondering if he wanted to be ex but without the hassle of a divorce!!! Bloody hell those stairs are scary. To fit he's cut away part of each step to make room. He's tall and seriously skinny so probably ok for him. I know one of his sons is broader than I am, so no idea how he gets up and down them. For the FUF it just made me feel sick, going up and coming back down!!! Can't believe they are legal - even in France!!! :o

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Legal in the UK too AFAIK but only if for access to one bedroom. I might be wrong, but I've seen similar, albeit straight.

For the bath try searching for a 'shub', a filthy American term for a bath(tub) designed to be used under a shower. Shower tray sized but deep, sometimes with a step to sit on.
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cheb wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 1:18 pm Legal in the UK too AFAIK but only if for access to one bedroom. I might be wrong, but I've seen similar, albeit straight.

For the bath try searching for a 'shub', a filthy American term for a bath(tub) designed to be used under a shower. Shower tray sized but deep, sometimes with a step to sit on.
I will go look for Shubs!! LOL

The spiral stairs go up to two bedrooms and a mezzanine bed above the smaller bedroom!!! No WAY would I have them anywhere - I was terrified I'd fall!!!
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I think I remember the Dutch being keen on them too.

I meant shubs, but it also applies to horribly step stairs too.

What's the difference between steps and a staircase? Not a riddle, just one of those idle questions.
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Noggin wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 12:04 pm Been out to do an errand for a friend. She lives in Indonesia but has an apartment here and wanted some measurements taken so she can get a set of stairs built to get to a mezzanine floor (current stairs don't fit well)

Bonus was I got to go for a walk in the snow! Downside was that the buses are only running every 1hr 20mins. I was worried I'd miss the next bus so walked as fast as I dared on the snow (not very!) - its about 10 mins each way from the bus stop to the building. And had to get and drop off a key for the outside door en route

Only finished and got back 40 mins before the next bus :o So I could stand in the cold for 40 mins or I could walk home. I walked home!! So I've done about 2kms uphill on not very grippy surface!! Now sitting here working out if I can fit a 'disabled' bath in my tiny shower room (instead of a shower, well, with a shower over the top!!)

But

In the apartment, her ex built a spiral staircase to get from the main room up to the bedrooms. I'm kinda wondering if he wanted to be ex but without the hassle of a divorce!!! Bloody hell those stairs are scary. To fit he's cut away part of each step to make room. He's tall and seriously skinny so probably ok for him. I know one of his sons is broader than I am, so no idea how he gets up and down them. For the FUF it just made me feel sick, going up and coming back down!!! Can't believe they are legal - even in France!!! :o

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2 pals have them here. My dodgy ankle and knee don't like coming down so I treat them like a ladder. Up and down.
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cheb wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 1:18 pm Legal in the UK too AFAIK but only if for access to one bedroom. I might be wrong, but I've seen similar, albeit straight.

For the bath try searching for a 'shub', a filthy American term for a bath(tub) designed to be used under a shower. Shower tray sized but deep, sometimes with a step to sit on.
This might fit!! When I've put in a bigger shower tray! LOL



Somewhat cheaper than a shub or a disabled bath thingy!! :lol:
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Yorick wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 1:33 pm
Noggin wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 12:04 pm Been out to do an errand for a friend. She lives in Indonesia but has an apartment here and wanted some measurements taken so she can get a set of stairs built to get to a mezzanine floor (current stairs don't fit well)

Bonus was I got to go for a walk in the snow! Downside was that the buses are only running every 1hr 20mins. I was worried I'd miss the next bus so walked as fast as I dared on the snow (not very!) - its about 10 mins each way from the bus stop to the building. And had to get and drop off a key for the outside door en route

Only finished and got back 40 mins before the next bus :o So I could stand in the cold for 40 mins or I could walk home. I walked home!! So I've done about 2kms uphill on not very grippy surface!! Now sitting here working out if I can fit a 'disabled' bath in my tiny shower room (instead of a shower, well, with a shower over the top!!)

But

In the apartment, her ex built a spiral staircase to get from the main room up to the bedrooms. I'm kinda wondering if he wanted to be ex but without the hassle of a divorce!!! Bloody hell those stairs are scary. To fit he's cut away part of each step to make room. He's tall and seriously skinny so probably ok for him. I know one of his sons is broader than I am, so no idea how he gets up and down them. For the FUF it just made me feel sick, going up and coming back down!!! Can't believe they are legal - even in France!!! :o

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2 pals have them here. My dodgy ankle and knee don't like coming down so I treat them like a ladder. Up and down.
I did that. But both knees are dodgy, one more than the other on different days so some days I wouldn't be able to go up using both feet. Hey ho - at least I don't live there!! LOL
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cheb wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 1:18 pm

For the bath try searching for a 'shub', a filthy American term for a bath(tub) designed to be used under a shower. Shower tray sized but deep, sometimes with a step to sit on.
I ain't never heared of no shub.
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cheb wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 1:18 pm Legal in the UK too AFAIK but only if for access to one bedroom. I might be wrong, but I've seen similar, albeit straight.
Neighbour was planning a loft conversion and wanted to fit one (straight) to go from ground to existing first floor (3 bedrooms & bath), to make room for the 1 》2 staircase. Not permitted.
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David wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 9:54 am It's knowing what to hit things with that gets expensive
In this case it's *squirt* not hit. It uses those CO2 Sparklets type cartridges & sends the blast of gas down flexible tube which you stuff in the end of the blocked pipe, in this case white PVC.

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Bwana wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 3:15 pm
cheb wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 1:18 pm

For the bath try searching for a 'shub', a filthy American term for a bath(tub) designed to be used under a shower. Shower tray sized but deep, sometimes with a step to sit on.
I ain't never heared of no shub.
It may more familiar to the cleaner colonial :D
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Today I filed my tax return, unusually I didn't leave it until 2 hours before the deadline.
Still can't get my head around the seemingly random way HMRC work out how much tax I owe or get back. Today I had a pretty painless £3.60 to pay.
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slowsider wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 6:57 pm
Bwana wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 3:15 pm
cheb wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 1:18 pm

For the bath try searching for a 'shub', a filthy American term for a bath(tub) designed to be used under a shower. Shower tray sized but deep, sometimes with a step to sit on.
I ain't never heared of no shub.
It may more familiar to the cleaner colonial :D
I used one of those in france in'63